The Petunia Supertunia® Mini Blue Veined, Petunia hybrids ‘Supertunia® Mini Blue Veined’ (PP13543), has wonderfully fragrant flowers that smother a vigorous trailing plant that turn hanging baskets and decorative urns into garden masterpieces.‘Supertunia® Mini Blue Veined’ shows off its blue flowers and is a great addition to anyone’s garden! With its profusion of lovely blue flowers, ‘Supertunia® Mini Blue Veined’ provides long-term blue color in full sun areas throughout the season. It can grow nearly an inch a day, so plant alone or in combinations in all container types and landscapes for a great display of color.Supertunias are very heat and drought tolerant once established and do not need deadheading. Since they grow fast be sure to give them a good supply of moisture and fertilizer all season long.For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial.* Pretty blue flowers* Fragrant* Drought tolerant.
Category: Blue or Purple Flowering Perennials
Beth’s Blue Star Flower
Star Flower Beth’s Blue, Laurentia ‘Beth’s Blue’, has star-shaped violet blue flowers on a cushion of medium-green foliage. ‘Beth’s Blue’ intermingles well with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination. This plant creates vigorous mats of soft-green foliage strewn with star-shaped, blue flowers.‘Beth’s Blue’ has petalled steely blue stars that cover a globe shaped plant that will bloom all summer. A great blue, Laurentia is a drought tolerant plant that does best in full sun. It likes to be hot and dry.Use ‘Beth’s Blue’ in pots, window boxes, landscaping and combinations. The blue flowers don’t show up well from a distance, but are incredible when mixed with pastel colors or in a more striking combination with an orange-colored coleus; deadheading is not necessary!This plant can be a perennial in zones 9-11. In zones 3-8 it is an annual only.* Violet blue flowers* Soft green foliage* Blooms all summerPick your color….
Torenia Catalina® Midnight Blue
Great for Hanging Baskets & PlantersTorenia Catalina Midnight Blue, Torenia Catalina® Midnight Blue PPAF, starts blooming early and blooms through the fall. Midnight Blue is a deep blue color with yellow throated blooms. The unique trailing/mounding habit makes this a great choice for both hanging baskets and planters. Torenia is another choice for part shade locations. Torenia Catalina Midnight Blue is a heat and shade tolerant plant that has a snapdragon-like flower all season. It is low maintenance and dead heading is not necessary. Blooms have shades of periwinkle and deep cobalt blue with a yellow throat, so intermingles well with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination. This plant can be a perennial in zones 9-11. In zones 3-8 it is an annual only.* Trailing/mounding habit* Great in hanging baskets & planters* Snapdragon-like flowers* Shade tolerantPick your color….
Plum Superbells Calibrachoa
The Calibrachoa – Superbells® Plum, Calibrachoa hybrid ‘USCALI99’, is a Proven Winner plant, which means that this plant has undergone rigorous testing to be sure that it will perform in the garden under a variety of conditions.It is more heat resistant than most of the Calibrachoas. It can take the heat of our hot southern summers making it a good replacement for petunias, and can be perennial hot zones 7 and warmer. Expect hummingbirds to visit your garden when you plant this variety!* Award Winner* Heat tolerant* Deadheading Not Necessary* Attracts Birds & Hummingbirds .
Delphinium Purple Passion
Deep Purple Spires and No StakesDelphinium Purple Passion, Delphinium elatum ‘Purple Passion’, is one flower you will spot from quite a distance! Delphinium ‘Purple Passion’ sports intense, deep purple blossoms with a purple and white striped bee.The densely packed flower spikes are produced on very strong stems that do not require staking. Large, deeply incised, green leaves make this plant attractive even when it’s not in bloom.Hummingbirds and butterflies adore the blossoms. Individual plants make lovely specimens in the garden and groupings are spectacular.’Purple Passion’ Delphiniums grow best in rich, well-drained soil with a basic pH. If your soil is naturally acidic, adding lime will help to provide these conditions. They are also heavy feeders. The addition of compost or manure to the soil, as well as a granular fertilize, will result in healthier, stronger plants. Cut back the first flush of blooms quickly to stimulate rebloom.*Dense Deep Purple Spires*Strong Stems Do Not Need Stakes*Attracts Hummingbirds and Butterflies .
Strobilanthes Persian Shield
Stunning Multi-Colored FoliageThe Strobilanthes Persian Shield, ‘Strobilanthes dyerianus’, is an Athens Select variety. In summers with sweltering heat, this plant displays multi-colored foliage that is always exquisite. The leaves are a flushed purple with silver iridescence and dark purple underneath. Warmer temperatures enhance the leaf color. Persian Shield performs best in partial shade, planted in well drained organic soil. This plant has an upright habit and can reach 3 foot in height. They are widely used in landscape beds or in mixed containers. Persian Shield tends to get tall and fall over, so pinch back a few times in the first half of the growing season to induce branching and bushier foliage.* Can be a perennial for zones 9-11* Warmer temps enhance leaf color* Can grow as tall as 3 feet.
Opal Innocence® Nemesia
Tri-colored Blooms Last Spring Through FallNemesia Opal Innocence, Nemesia fruticans ‘Opal Innocence®’ PP#17,035, has wonderful tri-colored pastel flowers that appear spring to fall. The sweet fragrance of ‘Opal Innocence’ is delightful. Great to use either in the back or middle of a container to add height and drama to your container. Nemesia Opal Innocence produces an abundance of opalescent tri-colored flowers with a strong scent! It is self cleaning so no dead heading is necessary. This plant can be a perennial in zones 9-11. In zones 3-8 it is an annual only.* Sweet fragrance* Months of blooms* No dead-heading required Pick your color….
Table Mountain Ice Plant
Fushia Daisies Smother GroundThe Hardy Ice Plant Table Mountain, Delosperma ‘Table Mountain’, has 1-2” bright single fuchsia daisy like colored blooms that just smother the plant. The foliage is deep green, almost succulent looking, and extremely shiny. ‘Table Mountain’ is said to be an improvement of Delosperma ‘Coperi’.This Delosperma has a plant spread of 18” and a height of 2-3”. For best results, plant ‘Table Mountain’ in a sunny area, with some afternoon shade, with well- drained soil. It does prefer dry and sandy soil and does not like wet soil in the winter. Ice Plants make a great under planting for roses and taller shrubs.Hot conditions keep the flowers blooming most of the summer, and it requires little to no care. Delosperma looks great as a ground cover in a rock garden or in front of a perennial border. As a ground cover, delosperma is very useful in preventing erosion.Delosperma is good for hard to grow areas in the sun garden because they do not require much water, yet fill in very quickly. ‘Table Mountain’ the perfect, fast-spreading, dazzling groundcover on slopes or in borders for hot, dry, and sunny locations!*Fushia Colored Daisy Like Flowers*Groundcover Blooms All Season*Loves Heat and Drought.
Wojos Jem Periwinkle
Spreading groundcover adds a pop of colorThe Wojos Jem Periwinkle, Vinca maculata ‘Wojo’s Jem’ (PP11809), is a selection of trailing vinca with creamy yellow leaf centers edged and flecked with dark green. It has large leaves and this major vinca is sometimes commonly called Wojo’s Jem Vinca Vine, Large Periwinkle, Greater Periwinkle or Blue Buttons.Use as a spreading groundcover to brighten shade gardens. ‘Wojo’s Jem’ looks beautiful cascading down slopes, banks, walls and curbs. The violet-blue, 2-inch spring flowers, bloom sporadically into the fall season.Wojo’s Jem Vinca Vine may not survive harsh winters even if grown in a protected location; may be best utilized as an annual for pots, baskets and containers. Herbaceous perennial in warmer zones and an annual in colder zones.This vinca is best grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. The plants prefer moist, humusy soils in part shade, but tolerate close to full shade.When planting, space 8” apart for quick cover of smaller areas; space 12-18” apart to cover large areas. This vinca is pest and disease free.’Wojo’s Jem’ is a versatile ground cover that will brighten up shady areas and keep weeds under control in your landscape!* 2″ Violet Blue Flowers* Leaves Have Yellow Centers with Edges and Flecks of Dark Green* Vigorous Part Shade GroundcoverPick your color….
Sinning Sonoran Sunset Hyssop
Lavender Rose Late BloomerHyssop Sinning Sonoran Sunset, Agastache canna ‘Sinning Sonoran Sunset™’ (PP#13,673), is a new compact selection that is far superior to the species.The large lavender-rose flowers of ‘Sinning Sonoran Sunset™’ are very showy and add a different shade to the color palette. Also known as Hummingbird Mint, it blooms from summer through fall and hardy to zone 5! The foliage smells distinctly like black licorice when crushed, thus its common name, Anise Hyssop.If you’d like to restrict the height of this tall perennial, pinch back its blue-green foliage in spring before the flower buds are formed.Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade, but best in full sun. Also tolerates drought and poor soils. Somewhat tolerant of summer heat and humidity.One of the easiest and most rewarding perennials to grow, this award winning ‘Sinning Sonoran Sunset’ is a tremendously long bloomer. It is useful for adding a spot of color to the garden late in the season when many other plants are finished. * Spikes of Lavender Rose Flowers* Blooms Late Summer Through Fall* Licorice Fragrance When Crushed.